If you?re reading this, chances are your infant is crying in your ear right now, drowning out your best baby-calming ideas. It?s okay. Stay relaxed, or call for help, and read through this list of solutions for soothing your baby. (You?ve got this!)
1. She?s wet or soiled

Sometimes a soiled diaper is obvious, but not always. And some babies are just more sensitive to the feel of a wet diaper than others. Calgary-based midwife Nicola Strydom suggests that after you pick up your crying baby, you check her diaper?even before feeding?and change it as necessary to make her more comfortable. Some diapers have wetness indicators, such as a line that turns from yellow to blue. When it comes to poop, a quick sniff test will tell you. Otherwise, if it has been two to three hours since the last change, it?s definitely time to do it again.
2. He?s hungry

When is the last time your baby ate" Paediatrician Michael Dickinson of Miramichi, N.B., says hunger cues can be tricky for new parents as some babies can go a few hours between feedings, while others are cluster feeders who need to eat more frequently (basically all the time!). And just when you think you?ve figured out your newborn?s feeding schedule, most babies change it up again between three and six months. To confuse parents further, he says some breastfed babies use Mom as a pacifier when they want comfort?they?ll indicate they want food, and will latch, but they aren?t really eating. The best way...